Recent content by nighamreuki

i had a wastegate rattle @52k miles, and they replaced the turbos.....so technically im on a 3rd set of turbos now lol. no mods

got the car back, according to the tech driver side head gasket failed. $27k worth of repairs in 2 days..... all covered by warranty :)

its crazy because current turbos are only have 10k miles on them

Service advisor got back to me, New Log Block with Turbos approved. Should be ready next week

VR30DETT, 3.0

i was about to bring it it in for missing coolant, so theres that evidence at least, took half a gallon in the last 1000 miles

added half a gallon of coolant in the last few weeks, all else normal

i believe it still is for few more months, already emailed my service advisor for an loaner/appointment

well (edit - MOD)

Costco carries -25 here in Chicago, i've had it freeze lightly on highway when temps are sub 0F...

Considering Castrol is at half the price of others and has at least as good wear numbers..... Redline might be slightly better, very big maybe. LiquidMolly was the only outlier, as complete failure, and carried some wear into the next Castrol runs

Rattle off boost

yup, check post above

looks like Castrol is the one to beat in this Engine Current fill is Dealer Mobil1 0w-40

i don't disagree with anything that you're saying except that Nissan does not mention JASO anywhere in the manual for VR30, - "only engine oils that meet the American Petroleum Institute (API) certification or International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC) certification...